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Australian Army issue housewife
Heraldry
Maker: H.E. Barry and Son Pty Ltd
Australian Army sewing kit made from khaki cotton. Most of the inside of the sewing kit is lined with cotton with thin blue and white stripes. '4800' is written near one edge in black ink. The kit is...REL33211
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Darning ball : Corporal L D Price, 2 Light Horse Field Ambulance, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Wooden egg-shaped darning ball with 'Cedars of Lebanon' written in black ink on one side. A date is also written in ink underneath, though this has faded and as such, is barely legible. However, from ...REL34138
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Housewife : Australian Army issue
Heraldry
Maker: Military contractor
Australian Army khaki cotton drill roll-up sewing kit, or housewife, which contains a grey cloth swatch with an assortment of needles. A yellow paper packet for 'Bell-Beauty' brand needles is stowed ...REL25239.001
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Housewife : Corporal G Easterbrook, 6 Service Flying Training School, RAAF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Khaki cotton housewife roll. Inside the roll is a length of blue striped cotton sewn into columns. Each column holds a skein of different coloured wool and cotton. The ends of the wool are tucked into...REL31452
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Housewife : Corporal J H Edmondson, VC, 2/17th Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Brown leatherette housewife lined with cream flannelette which folds in to protect the contents. One end is folded in to form a pocket, which contains khaki darning wool and a Bakelite thimble. The ot...RELAWM31950.007
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Housewife : Flight Lieutenant A J Henry, 103 Squadron Royal Air Force
Heraldry
Maker: S.S. Holden Ltd
Khaki cotton drill roll-up housewife (sewing kit) with three internal pockets. The housewife is stamped on the inside with '1941 S.S.HOLDEN LTD. OTTAWA. CANADA.', and on the outside with a broad arrow...REL/13351
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Housewife : Flying Officer T T Hall, 175 Squadron RAF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Khahki cotton drill roll-up sewing kit, or housewife, which contains a grey cloth swatch with an assortment of five needles and two safety pins. Inside the roll is a length of white cotton sewn into c...AWM2018.658.3.8
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Housewife : Gunner L D Price, 2 Light Horse Regiment AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Khaki cotton housewife fitted with a pocket at one end and finished with an arrowhead shape at the other. Sewn over the pocket is a white cotton canvas needle holder, with nine needles - some threade...REL34137
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Housewife : Lance Corporal T H Clissold, 2/2 Field Company, RAE
Heraldry
Maker: V.460
Khaki cotton housewife fitted with a pocket at one end and finished with an arrowhead shape at the other. Sewn over the pocket is a grey wool felt needle holder. There is a white cotton sleeve attache...REL33867
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Housewife : Lieutenant A E Bilton, Victorian Rangers
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Black oilcloth housewife, which rolls around two round wooden ends, forming a cylinder which contains a steel thimble and two large wooden reels of brown linen thread. The free end is folded over and ...REL/18986
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Housewife : Lieutenant E A Withington, 37/52 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: V.460
Khaki cotton housewife roll, with cotton tape ties, blue flannel needle holder, ten small and six large plastic spare buttons in a paper envelope, and a skein of khaki wool. The maker's details are st...REL34281
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Housewife : Lieutenant L R Hughes, 12th Australian Infantry Regiment (Launceston Regiment)
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Green suede housewife which rolls around a cylinder whose ends are held rigid by means of a thick leather disc held in place at each end by a green suede thong which passes through reels of thread hel...REL/04187
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Housewife : Major R J Fletcher, Headquarters Australian Force Vietnam
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Australian Army khaki drill sewing kit, or housewife roll, without contents. The roll contains two pouches, one is sealed by a flap with a brown button. There is a printed white calico tag to record t...REL36214
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Housewife: Norman Barty, National Service
Heraldry
Maker: B. Milburn & Co
Khaki cotton housewife with manufacturer stamp 'B MILBURN & CO. VICTORIA 1954 D[broad arrow symbol]D. The owner's label has '2768255 N D BARTY' written on it and another broad arrow symbol with the nu...AWM2019.1137.1
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Housewife : Private H E Curtis, 10 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Khaki wool housewife (sewing kit) with black tape ties. One end is folded to make a pocket which contains a small ball of grey darning wool. Attached to the pocket is a square of grey flannel which wo...REL34295
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Housewife : Private H G Bull, 3 Battalion Royal Australian Regiment
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Olive green cotton housewife (sewing kit) made from herringbone weave fabric, with an internal insert made from plain twill weave. The ends of the housewife are folded over to form pockets. One pocket...REL38047
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Housewife : Private K S Allen, 9th Field Ambulance, AIF, and Private G S Allen, Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Standard khaki cotton housewife of First World War issue, featuring three large internal pockets. A long white cotton tape tie has been sewn to the closing flap and may be a replacement. The interior ...REL33428
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Housewife : Private P Mapstone, 2/2nd Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Light brown checked cotton fabric housewife, lined throughout with multi-coloured striped cotton flannelette (possibly pyjama fabric). Each end is folded in and sewn to form a pocket. One pocket carri...REL/14554
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Housewife : Private T Bodel, 58 Battalion AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Rectangular khaki cotton housewife. At one end is a length of khaki cotton tape so that the two ends can be tied together to secure the housewife when is rolled up, securing the contents. There a pock...REL35299
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Housewife : Sapper C Love, Royal Australian Engineers
Heraldry
Maker: Parkers Products Pty Ltd, Sydney
Brown leather roll-up housewife containing sewing needles, safety pins, a card of brown linen thread made by William Barbour & Sons Ltd, Lisburn, Northern Ireland) and numerous plastic buttons of diff...REL39245
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Housewife : Sergeant N M Partridge, 2/11 Field Ambulance
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Unbleached calico housewife with a rectangular pocket at one end, three open-ended storage compartments and a triangular end with a pair of cotton tape ties to secure the housewife and its contents in...REL/04641B
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Housewife : Sergeant N M Partridge, 2/11 Field Ambulance
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Plain weave khaki cotton housewife lined with cream cotton drill. One end is folded over and sewn to form an internal pocket; the free end is shaped and carries a pair of white cotton tapes to close t...REL/04641A
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Housewife : Sergeant S Black, 2/7 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: V.460
Olive drab herringbone weave cotton housewife with a pair of white cotton tape ties to secure it in a rolled position. Each end of the housewife is folded in and sewn to form a pocket. One pocket has ...REL/11827
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Housewife : Sister L A Hooke, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Coarse weave, thick brown linen housewife with edges bound in light brown cotton twill tape. One end is rounded and forms the upper flap when the housewife is folded in three and secure with the same ...REL/15724
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Housewife : Squadron J L Waddy, RAAF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Roll-up housewife with squared ends, made from a length of brown, cream and blue linen furnishing fabric. One end is folded in to form a pocket, the other end carries a pair of black cotton bias tape ...REL/09883
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Housewife : Squadron Leader J L Waddy, RAAF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Roll-up housewife made from a light brown cotton fabric with a moleskin finish. Lined throughout with green wool baize. The edges are bound with black cotton. A cylindrical pouch at one end is constru...REL/09884
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Housewife : Squadron Leader J L Waddy, RAAF
Heraldry
Maker: Australian Comforts Fund
Brown cotton housewife with a triangular pocket at one end, bearing a pair of black cotton tapes to secure it in a rolled position. The other square end also has a pocket, made from shaded brown furni...REL/09882
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Housewife : Staff Nurse E Lanser, Australian Army Nursing Service
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Home-made housewife (sewing kit) constructed from two lengths of red cotton sateen ribbon (the width, 110 mm, suggests that it was once intended as a sash for a dress) sewn together to form a rectangl...REL23703
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Leather housewife : Corporal L D Orchard, 10th Field Artillery Brigade, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Private purchase brown leather soldier's housewife (sewing kit) containing reels of white, brown and green thread, two small metal buckles, nine buttons, twine and a number of needles and pins. The ho...REL35443
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Leather sewing kit (housewife) : Australian Army
Heraldry
Maker: Parkers Products Pty Ltd, Sydney
Brown leather housewife roll without contents, secured by a pair of cotton tapes. Each end is folded in and stitched to form a pocket. Two additional leather strips are sewn across the centre to secur...REL25239.003
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Personal gear
Art
Maker: Abbott, Harold
A collection of personal odds and ends that would typically have been found in the pack of any soldier. Included are a large pack, a hat, a pair of boots, a tin cup, a sewing kit ('housewife'), boot c...ART24083
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RAN Housewife : Electrical Fitter R L Gilmore, Royal Australian Navy
Heraldry
Maker: Royal Australian Navy
Dark blue cotton jean housewife with a pair of cotton tape ties. Provided with three pockets, two of which have buttoned flaps (the buttons are missing) and a white wool flannel needle holder, contain...REL35903
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Sailor's housewife : Torpedoheizer Richard Kuhlmann, SMS Emden
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Blue cotton housewife roll. The edge of the roll is reinforced with white cotton tape. When laid flat the roll reveals pockets at either end which are secured by black plastic buttons. One pocket has ...REL31671
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Sewing Kit : Bombardier A F Gauld, 2/10 Field Regiment
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Hand made rectangular sewing kit roll without contents. The inside has been lined with red fine gingham material with a pocket at the right hand side. The left hand side has a small piece of tack tha...REL33943
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Sewing kit : Corporal A A Rutledge, 2 Cavalry Regiment, East Timor
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Green cotton drill roll up sewing kit, or housewife, with two pockets and a nylon webbing strap to secure the kit. Contained in a small pocket secured with a press stud is a set of 12 needles, 7 plast...REL33924.002
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Sewing kit (empty cotton drill roll only) : Australian Army
Heraldry
Maker: Military contractor
Australian Army khaki cotton drill sewing kit, or housewife, roll, without contenets. The manufacturer's partial purple stamp is inside the roll.REL25239.002
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Sewing kit, Palembang
Art
Maker: Gunther, Pat
Various sketches of sewing equipment such as scissors and needles. Gunther was one of 32 Australian nurses who became prisoners of the Japanese in Sumatra. Together with approximately 500 civilian int...ART29442
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Sewing kit : Private R J Barry, 6 Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Cotton sewing kit or housewife with black cotton tape ties and two internal pockets, one of which can be buttoned. The inside of the closing flap is stamped in black ink ' "A STITCH IN TIME" ^ VICTORI...REL34971